Bundesliga: RB Leipzig estinguishes VfL Bochum 1848 4-0 showing huge dominance
LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig demolishes VfL Bochum 1848 4-0 with goals of
LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig demolishes VfL Bochum 1848 4-0 with goals of T. Werner (15′), C. Nkunku (23′ pen) and T. Werner (53′). RB Leipzig was vastly superior ball possession (70%) was among the key factors of its victory.
C. Nkunku missed a penalty (63′) for RB Leipzig.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Badstübner with the assistance of Markus Schüller and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Wolfgang Haslberger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13.9 degrees Celsius or 56.97 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.
Match Statistics
RB Leipzig was in firm control of the ball 70% while VfL Bochum 1848 was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons RB Leipzig won the match.
RB Leipzig shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to RB Leipzig. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 received 2 yellow cards (D. T. Soares and J. Horn).
After this match, RB Leipzig will have 8 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 will stay with 1 points to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
T. Werner
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19'19'
D. T. Soares
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22'22'
J. Horn
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23'23'
C. Nkunku (Penalty)
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35'35'
E. Masovic
D. T. Soares
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46'46'
P. Hofmann
S. Zoller
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46'46'
C. Antwi-Adjei
J. Horn
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46'46'
K. Stoger
J. Goralski
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53'53'
T. Werner
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59'59'
B. Henrichs
M. Simakan
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63'63'
C. Nkunku
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72'72'
A. Haidara
X. Schlager
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73'73'
E. Forsberg
D. Szoboszlai
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73'73'
D. Raum
M. Halstenberg
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83'83'
H. Novoa Ramos
T. Werner
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85'85'
C. Nkunku
E. Forsberg
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, RB Leipzig will play away against FSV Mainz 05 on the 8th of October with a 7-3 head to head in favor of RB Leipzig (2 draws).
VfL Bochum 1848 will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head record.
RB Leipzig: Formation and Lineups
RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Rose chose to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi , Mohamed Simakan , Willi Orbán , Joško Gvardiol , Marcel Halstenberg , Xaver Schlager , Kevin Kampl , Dominik Szoboszlai , Christopher Nkunku , Timo Werner and André Silva .
Substitutes
RB Leipzig made 4 changes: M. Simakan for B. Henrichs (59′), X. Schlager for A. Haidara (72′), D. Szoboszlai for E. Forsberg (73′) and M. Halstenberg for D. Raum (73′).
Top player: Christopher Nkunku
The player who no doubt impressed RB Leipzig the most was Christopher Nkunku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.
VfL Bochum 1848: Formation and Lineups
VfL Bochum 1848 started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
On the other side, Thomas Letsch played with: Manuel Riemann , Tim Oermann , Ivan Ordets , Jannes Horn , Jacek Góralski , Cristian Gamboa , Anthony Losilla , Patrick Osterhage , Danilo Soares , Simon Zoller and Gerrit Holtmann .
Substitutes
VfL Bochum 1848 made 4 changes: D. T. Soares for E. Masovic (35′), S. Zoller for P. Hofmann (46′), J. Horn for C. Antwi-Adjei (46′) and J. Goralski for K. Stoger (46′).
Best player: Manuel Riemann
The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Bochum 1848 was the goalkeeper: Manuel Riemann. His rating is 6.85. He performed 5 saves.
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